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192 BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, DECEMBER 2015 bhg.com.au

Why you should wash fresh foods

To avoid consuming potentially toxic

pesticides, be vigilant about washing what

not-for-profit organisation Environmental

Working Group calls the ‘Dirty Dozen’:

apples, st

peaches,

nectarine

tomatoes

potatoes.

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and veg.

Another

option:

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better health

Cycle safely, avoid pesticides and manage stress

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Eyes for you

Suffer from dry, irritated eyes?

Modern lifestyles involving air

conditioning, contact lens wear

and long hours staring at screens

can cause the eye’s natural

protective moisture barrier to break

up, leaving eyes feeling dry and

irritated. Bring them back to life

with ActiMist 2in1 Dry Irritated Eye

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all the boxes. Available from large

supermarkets, pharmacies and

optometrists. Head to

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*Always read the label. Use only as

directed. If symptoms persist see your

healthcare professional.

Powerhouse smoothie

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spirulina, wheatgrass, beetroot and

probiotics, a Bioglan Whole Food

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your day. And with only 1.4g of

sugar per serve, you can

even incorporate it into

your weight-loss plan.

See health365.com.au

for more details.

Helmets on!

Each year about 40 cyclists

die on Australian roads and

4,800 are hospitalised.

Responding to a report

published in The Australian

recently, which quotes

doctors who believe the

mandatory bike helmet

laws are discouraging

riding for fitness, The Royal

Australian College of

Surgeons is urging riders

to still ‘put a lid on it’ to

prevent and lessen the

severity of head injuries as

a result of bike accidents.

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